Chilled Iced Tea
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/5
Excitement
is
Phil
what
drives
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
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0
/25
excitement
does
the
it
nearly
and
as
and
for
he
been
has
exotic
for
the
smuggling
ten
money
as
He
much
capturing
animals
for
years
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
unpredictable
was
very
worked
partner
a
he
who
Once
with
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
keep
his
out
stand
they
they
border
quiet
so
to
he
the
crossing
told
partner
didn't
As
were
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
pay
guard
Phil
enough
off
the
border
not
to
have
did
money
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
got
too
angry
to
began
argue
and
the
agent
partner
His
with
Phil
customs
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
heat
beginning
up
Things
guards
to
partner
and
then
were
the
arrested
his
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
just
His
down
partner
started
sat
Phil
violently
fighting
so
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
is
locked
partner
chilling
jail
guy
now
in
and
that
They
his
out
up
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
now
iced
Phil
chilling
sipping
in
chilled
teas
safely
and
through
bar
he
a
got
is
out
also
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence